Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-23
ON WALL STREET.
The Final Changes in Stocks in q Me-.
jority Of Cases in Favor of
Higher Figures.
Railway Bonds Showed Small Fluctuations
the Changes Being Generally for
Fractions Only.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-RailWay bonas
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth ant
Denver City at 9Os; Texas and Pacific
incomes ct 624; Rios at 72s; Houston
and Texas Central Is ex div. at 1874
do 2's at 9G4; rs at 1O9; Kansas and
Texas 6's at 995; Missouri, Kansas and
Texas 6's at 994.
Money 4@5 per cent.
Governments strong.
Foreign exchange higher.
| Oil closed at IL.
/ Wheat active and higher.
Cotton 3 points higher.
! Coffee dull.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22-Government
bonds dull and firm.
/ State bonds dull and steady.
The stock market was much less active,
but prices occupied higher range, al
though teverishness and irregularity were
still conspicuous. Jersey Central was
prominently the strong stock of the day,
and reached the highest figure yet at
tanned. Foreigners did little in the mar
ket, although London was a seller
early in the day, especially
I VI l MON IdCllC. hCaQl0 q
showed more strength but its ear gains
were wiped out toward the close. The
opening was fairly steady, q large number
OF the active list being unchanged, and
others showed insignificant changes from
yesterdays final figures. In the sfter-
noon prices moved backward and forward
within Q narrow range and closed steady,
generally g shade above the opening
prices. The sales ere 243,9S5 shares.
The final changes are in majority of
cases in favor OF higher figures, and in
very Jew instances are for more than
fractions. Jersey Central, however, is
up Is, Consolidated Gas 81 and Hooking
Valley is SHOWN Il.
Iher3 was moderate business in rail-
road Eonds, the only feature of which
'yaS1 in Hooking Valley IS. The only
Other issue showing any life was Texas
and Pacific Railway trust receipts, in
which sales were $4,000. Prices were
quiet and showed small fluctuations, the
changes being generally for fractions
only, and about evenly divided between
gains and losses. Houston lost and West
Texas Is gained 3 to 60, Denver and
South Palk rs > to IS.
COTTON FUTURES
NEW YORK, Jan. pc. l.. Greene &
Co.'S report on cotton futures saws: Con-
tracts we're somewhat lirmer, making an
advance of 4m5 points, and closing
reasonably steady at fraction under the
highest figure reached.
DRY GOODS FOR THE WEEK.
A large volume Of business was report
ed, especially in cotton goods and some
specials in wool GOODS IN auction sale
Of 5000 COshocton Worsted and w0Olens
is announced for January IS. Agents
have advanced Nashica X brown Shooting
to &c; Lockwood B, SO inches, fine
brown to &c; Mohawk, wide sheetings,
Is per cent, and Lockwood. wide sheet
ings, on basis Of l0-4.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 30 The Drover's
Journal reports: Cattle-Receipts, 2O0O;
shipments, 1000. Market steady; ship
ping steers IS 25@5 90; steers and feed
erS 50 1905 so; COWS, bulls and mixed
Texas cows 50 lOa2 40. Hogs-Re-
ceipts 10000; market steady ard firm;
light 81 00@+ IS. Sneep-Rsceipts 2OOO;
none; market steady; natives
s. 7O@+ 50; western 81 75@4 So; Tex
ans - Z0Cd+ W. LambS 81 0U(dO 81
market western 81 25@4 so.
ST. LOUIS PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 22.-Flour quiet
aud unchanged. Wheat active, strong
and higher, opened strong and 4@tc
higher than yesterdays close, ruled
strong almost the entire session and
closed SC above yesterday; No red cash,
SIC; February S2gc; March SAC 84!, clos
iug SAG size May SGs@S74c; closing S7ic |
bid. Corn fairly active and firm, closing
at l@l4c over yesterday. No. mixed,
cash, S43@344c; February, 345@34sc, |
closing at S48c; March, 35sc; May, 371@ |
57sc; closing at 373c; 37sc bid. Oats
dun but firm, No. mixed, cash, 274@274 |
bid; February, 274c bid; May, sole.
Cornmeal steady at S2@2 O5a Whisky |
firm at 81 49, Wool firm and UNCHANGED. |
active, flrm and higher. Pork
5@l0c higher; ST. 50al2 G29. Lard lee
higher; Sc 80. Bulk mests-Loose lots:
Long clear, Sc 10; short ribs, So 20;
short clear, Sc 40. Boxed lots: Long |
clear, Sc IS; short RIB, ST 20; short
clear, So l11. Bacon higher: long clear,
So 80; short ribs, So 90@6 95; short
clear, 81 l5@7 20. Hams firm at $40
al. s